Hair-waver



B. A. STERLING.

HAIR WAVER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1919.

Patented July 27, 1920.

UNITED STATES:

PATENT OFFICE.

BERNARD A. STERLING, OFOHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAIR-WAVER.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, BERNARD A. STER- LING, a citizen of the United States, residingat Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hair- .lVavers, of which the following is'a full,

clear,-concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hair waving devices and has special reference to a device for producing more artistic Marcel wavesiupon the head of the user than has been possible without special manipulation and the application of heat. In other words, my device is especially adapted for use upon the head to automatically produce artistic Marcel waves and without heat.

The Marcel wave is a peculiar wave in that the individual hairs which constitute the wave as a whole each has a double wave or curvature. In other words, if the wave as a whole be laid upon a flat surface, each hair of the wave will be found to extend in .undulations vertical to the surface and a second series of undulations substantially parallel to the surface.

So far as I am informed, no -Marcel wave of this character has hitherto been produced without heat and with a simple curler upon the head. .It is well known to thoseskilled in the art'that it requires long practice and careful training to be able to produce Marcel waves which are-in any sense artistic and not mere round waves or'curls.

By means of my invention Tam not only enabled to automatically produce artistic Marcel waves, but I add greatly to the artistic appearance ofthe waves in two very important particulars; first I produce a pleasing soft efiect, or an'eifect of depth, especially to the depressions of the wave, and I produce a pronounced sharpness to the transverse crests of the wave which eliminates the stiffness and solidarity of what may be termed the ordinary or unartistic Marcel waves;

H I accomplish thesedesirable results and.

many'others substantially automatically by means of the waver of my invention.

'My invention consists of a narrow flat elongated memberupon which the strand of hair of which the waveis tobe produced is wound. This member comprises an elon 'Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 27,1920. Application filed September 15, 1919. Serial No. 323,762.

receiving the projection on thebase is forced down" upon the hair to depress the hair upon both sides of said longitudinal projection, thus forming the body of Wound hair into a relatively sharp ridge along a longitudinal line which crossesthe several turns or winds at an angle. The free edge of the projection may be V-shaped to accentuate the sharpness of the ridges formed. Means are provided for holding the forming mem ber clamped inposition the requisite time for producing the wave. Finally the forming'member is removed and the strand unwound from the base member and upon loosening it up the wave is produced, the transverse depressions of which are soft by reason of the alternativedepressions and projections on the edges of the base'member and the crests of the waves have more or less sharply defined ridges extending across them. Both of these features are the goal of all hair workers who desire to excel in the makingof Marcel waves. Y

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to said drawings, in

which:

Figure 1 is a side proved waver;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the device, the forming member being raised from the base member; r

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional viewon the line elevation of my im- 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing the hair in position does not extend the full length of thebase but may extend the length of the corrugations on the edges. The ends 5 and 6 of the base extend beyond the corrugations and "I "provide means on these ends for securing the forming member 7 in place for clamping the hair upon the base. r

The forming'member 7 is substantially as wide as the base and. has a central longitudinal slot 8 adaptedto receive the projection 4.

As best shown in Fig. ,3, the slot 8 is wider than the thickness of the projection 4 to provide space for the hair 9 between the I edges ofthe slot and the projection 4. As

' Fig. 4.

The transverse depressions 13 of the Marcel wave 12 contain the portions of the strand which engage the transverse edgesor the teeth 2 and the depth at these points of the wave is increased due to the engagement of some of the hairs in the depressionsof the corrugations and others adjacent thereto with the projections 2 on the edges of the base member. 1

For making the ridges lleven more pro: nounced I make the free edge 10of the ridge 4 V-shaped as shown, forming it to a relativelysharp'but smooth edge, and I inr cline the inner edges of the slot 8 in the forming member in a similar direction.

I preferably offset the ends 14 and 15 of the forming member 7 toward the base, thus providing a space 16 for the hair, beneath the central part of the member 7, when in position, with its ends resting on the ends of the base. To prevent any possibility of anythreads of hair becoming caught in the device, I prefer to make the member 7 freely removable or separable from the base and for holding it in clamping position I provide strap-like members 17 and '18 preferably secured on the ends 5 and 6 of the base member and adapted to receive the ends 14 and 15 respectively of the forming "memher 7 beneath their upper walls. The member 17 is preferably'fixed in position on the end 5 and is held against removal by lateral projections 19 on the end of the base 1. The

strap 18 is slida-ble on the base and is-held against complete removal by similar lateral projections 20. The ends 14 and 15 of the forming member 7 are inclined or tapered to assist in entering them beneath the straps 17 and 18. r V

In placingthe member 7 upon the device, the strand of hair having been wound around the base, the end 14 is entered beneath the strap 17, the member 7 being inclinedat this timein relation to the base to permit the free entering of the end 14, and then the opposite end is forced down into contact with the opposite end of the'base,

I thereby compressing the hair and forcing it down upon the opposite sides of the longitudinal projection4' and then the strap 18 is pushed inwardly. over the-end 15. The pressure exerted tohold the-member Tdown on the hair prevents the strap 18being jarred off and the device remains in clamped con dition until thestrap 18 is slipped back and the member 7 released.

As'many modifications of-my invention will readily suggest themselves to oneskilled in the art I do not limit or confine my'invention to the specific structure herein shown and described. 7

I claim:

' 1. In a devicefor producing Marcel waves in hair, an elongated flat base member around whichthe strand of hair to be waved is adapted to be wound, a longitudinally extending thin projection or rib on the upper face of the base, a forming member for forcing the hair down towardthe base on each side of said projection, and meansfor retaining the forming member in clamping position. 7

2. In a device for producing Marcel waves in hair, an elongated base member around which the strandof hairfto be waved :is'

adapted to bewound a central lon'gitudi: nally extending thin projection or rib on the upper face. of the base, a slotted forming member for forcing the hair down toward the base on each side ofsaid-projection, and

4. In a device of thekind described, an

elongated base member around which the strand of hair is adapted to be wound, a central longitudinal rib or projection on the upper face ofthe base, a .slotted forming member for forcing the hair down toward the base on each side of said projection, the

free edge of such projection beingV-shaped and the adjacent walls of the slot in the forming member being similarly inclined, and means for retaining the forming membar in clamping position. 7 r

5. In a device for producing Marcel waves in hair, an elongated flat base member around which the strand of hair is adapted to be wound, the lateral edges of said base member being provided with alternating projections and depressions, a central longitudinally extending rib or projection on the upper face of the base, a forming member for forcing the hair down toward the base on each side of said projection, and means forretaining the forming member in clamping position.

6. In a device of the kind described, an elongated flat base member around which the strand of hair is adapted to be Wound, a centrally arranged longitudinal relatively thin rib or projection on the upper face of the base, the lateral edges to the base being toothed, a slotted forming member adapted to be clamped upon the base at its ends and to hold the hair down on each side of said projection, and means for retaining the forming member in clamping position.

7 In a device of the kind described, an elongatedflat base member having a central longitudinal rib on its upper edge, and having its lateral edges corrugated, a freely separable forming member for forcing the hair down toward the base on each side of said projection, a socket at one end of the base for receiving one end of the forming member, and a slidable member on the opposite end of the base for engaging and disengaging the opposite end of the forming member and for retaining it in clamping position.

S. In a device of the kind described, an elongated base member having a central rib on its upper face and around which the strand of hair, to be waved, is adapted to be wound, a slotted forming member for forcing the hair down on each side of said I central projection, the forming member having its ends offset downwardly to provide space beneath its middle portion for the hair being waved, and means for separably mounting the forming member upon the base.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 11th day of September, 1919.

BERNARD A. STERLING, 

